Research Progress

• Preventive Effects of Long-term Serine Administration on Aging and Underlying Mechanisms: Study

  Researchers in the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a six-month experiment to explore the effects of serine administration on age-related oxidative stress and the signaling pathway involved.

  Sep 14, 2018
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  Which Resource Limits Soil Microbes in Karst Ecosystems?

  Researchers from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the microbial resource limitation in a karst region, by selecting four main land-use types, i.e. cropland, grassland, shrubland and secondary forest, in areas underlain by two lithology types, i.e. dolomite and limestone, in southwest China. Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry was used as an indicator of microbial resource limitation.

  Sep 12, 2018
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  Nitrogen Addition Might Promote Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation

  Researchers from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of Chinese Academy of Sciences synthesized data from 36 studies with 296 observations by a meta-analysis to evaluate the responses of SOC fractions to N additions.

  Sep 12, 2018
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  Major Greening and Biomass Increase in South China Karst During Recent Decade

  Recently, a new study by an international team from China, Denmark and France is among the first applying a set of state-of-the-art satellite data from various optical and passive microwave systems used to evidence a global increase in both vegetation cover and biomass.

  Aug 22, 2018
• Serine，a Promising Feed Additive for Alleviating Intestinal Dysfunction Caused by Early Weaning in Piglets

  Researchers in the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted an experiment to explore whether serine prevents intestinal dysfunction caused by early weaning in piglets.

  Aug 20, 2018
• Agro-Farming Systems Determine Adjacent Environment Quality

  Agro-farming systems characterized by specialized agricultural activities profoundly determine the phosphorus (P) budget at the farm scale. Development of formation of agro-farming systems is generally driven by economic activities.

  Aug 01, 2018
• How Methionine and Lysine Affect Ruminants as Feed Additives?

  Recently, an experiment conducted by Zhu Xiaoli, a doctoral student in ISA had illustrated the effects of dietary methionine and lysine supplementation on nutrients digestion, and serum parameters in growing Liuyang black goats -a local breed of goat in Changsha

  Aug 01, 2018
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  Nitrogen Deposition Causes More Evident Phosphorus-Limitation in Legume Plantation

  Researchers in the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture(ISA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences measured soil P fractions in a legume (Acacia auriculiformis) and a non-legume (Eucalyptus urophylla) plantation in subtropical China after four-year of N addition.

  Jul 06, 2018
• Maternal Serine Supplementation Prevents Offspring from Oxidative Stress by Epigenetical Mechanism

  Researchers in the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISA), worked with researchers in China Jiliang University, investigated the effects of maternal serine during pregnancy on HFD-induced oxidative response in offspring.

  Jun 25, 2018
• Is Menthe Generated Evenly by Methanogens in Rumen?

  Researchers in the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA), Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated 3 ruminally-cannulated non-lactating Chinese Holstein dairy cows fed a 40% forage and 60% concentrate feeds diet. The samples from three different parts of the rumen was investigated.

  May 31, 2018